Sheffield United will soon catch the lift down to the Championship, although they still have a mathematical chance of saving themselves from relegation from the Premier League. However, the reality is completely different and it is only a matter of time before the separation of the “blades” from the English elite officially becomes a fact, and four rounds before the end, the team of manager Chris Wilder secured a place in history, but on an unpleasant occasion.
The team entered the best as second in the second division standings last season. And now, four rounds before the end of the campaign, he achieved an anti-record.
Sheffield United lost 2-4 away to Manchester United at Old Trafford, and the Red Devils’ four goals made the elite newcomers No.1 in goals conceded in a single season in the current edition of the Premier League (with 38 games per season) – 92. Or in other words: 2.7 goals on average per game.
The team overtook Darby County, who held the top spot with 89 goals conceded in 2007/2008, and while the Rams have that number of goals for the entire season, the Blades have four games remaining and it is entirely realistic to reach the 100 mark. .
Their schedule looks like this – away to Newcastle, home to Nottingham, away to Everton and home to Tottenham.
The absolute leader in goals conceded in the “Premier League” era is Swindon Town from the 1993/1994 season, who received 100 goals in their goal, but the catch in this case is that at that time there were a total of 22 teams playing in the English elite, not 20 as now and teams have 42 games per season, not 38 as at the moment.
